Welcome to the Wolverhampton branch of the Western Front Association.
We warmly welcome branch members and visitors to the branch meetings.
~ Refreshments are available ~
~ Raffle ~
~ Free onsite Parking / Public Transport close by (No.4 Bus - Transport for West Midlands) ~
~ Our meetings are on the ground floor in St Peter's Collegiate School Theatre and is suitable for disabled access. ~
~ Our Meetings are held on the Second Saturday of the month at begin at 2:30pm. Refreshments are available from 2:00pm. ~
Upcoming Branch Events
Hawthorn Ridge - then and now - Rick Smith
The Hawthorn Redoubt was an formidable defensive position for the Germans which was blown up on the morning of 1 July 1916 by a mine that had been placed beneath the German stronghold on the ridge. The explosion, ten minutes before the whistles blew at 7:30am, destroyed the position but the timing of the detonation and the lifting of the artillery …
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Alice in Wonderland and her Lost Boys - From Oxford and the Rabbit Hole to the Somme and Beyond - Marietta Crichton-Stewart
This is the story of Alice Liddell, who, as a little girl (pictured), had been the inspiration for Lewis Carroll's story 'Alice's Adventures Underground'. With royal romance, a society marriage, and the loss of two sons in the Great War, Alice led an eventful life in an rapidly changing world. Also, during the talk, Marietta reveals some unexpect…
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Risking everything - Captain Frank Billinge DFC - James Gordon-Cumming
This is the story of a life begun in a Victorian slum in Manchester, through the trenches of the Ypres Salient, to joining the Royal Flying Corps as Observer, fighter ace and night bomber pilot. Flying with 20, 32, 56 and 83 Squadrons, Frank scored 20 Squadron’s first victory, flew with James McCudden in both 20 and 56 Squadrons, met King George V …
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